Question 1

Why is it avec qui instead of putting avec at the end of the clause like in English?

Accepted Answer

In English, we often leave prepositions at the end of a sentence (like "the man you are going out with"). In French, you can never leave a preposition dangling at the end. It must come directly before the relative pronoun, which is why "with whom" stays together as avec qui.

Question 2

I learned that we use que when there is a new subject like tu. Why are we using qui here?

Accepted Answer

You are remembering a great rule for direct objects! However, when you have a preposition (like avec, pour, or à) and you are talking about a person, you always use qui. Because the preposition avec is right there, it overrides the usual rule, forcing us to use qui even though tu is the subject.

Question 3

Can I say l'homme avec lequel instead of l'homme avec qui?

Accepted Answer

Yes, grammatically you can! The pronoun lequel can follow prepositions for both people and things. However, when referring to a person, avec qui is much more common and sounds a lot more natural in everyday spoken French.

Question 4

Does tu sors just mean "you exit" or does it specifically mean "date" here?

Accepted Answer

The verb sortir literally means "to go out" or "to exit." But exactly like the English phrase "to go out with someone," the French expression sortir avec quelqu'un is the standard, everyday way to say you are dating someone.

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